A Study on Attitude of Doctors Working in A Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital Towards Legalization of Passive Euthanasia in India
Journal Title: IJAR-Indian Journal of Applied Research - Year 2016, Vol 6, Issue 8
Abstract
Government of India has decided to solicit public opinion/comments before formulation of Law on Passive Euthanasia. The draft bill, proposed in 241st report of Law Commission deals with passive euthanasia and living will, a document in which a person states his or her desire to have or not to have extraordinary life prolonging measures used, when recovery is not possible from a terminal condition. This article focuses on the opinion of Doctors working in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital about the Draft bill, The Medical Treatment of Terminally Ill Patients (Protection of Patients and Medical Practitioners) bill proposed by the Government of India.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Basava Malleswara Rao V, Dr. Satyanarayana N.
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